Blanca Sol or the forgetfulness of the «August and sublime mission of Wife and Mother»

Huamán R. · America sin Nombre (2021) · DOI: 10.14198/amesn.2021.25.06

Resumen

Motherhood is one of the most important topics in the nineteenth century, because it is the basis of the family as it is the means by which new citizens are granted to the nation. Therefore, this article addresses the issue of motherhood in the novel Blanca Sol (1889) by Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera. I propose that in this novel the social practices of the elite are concretized in such a way that the hegemonic discourse on republican motherhood is inapplicable. On one hand, from the position of the official discourse, a relationship between the mother and the child is promoted to guarantee their education in favor of the nation. However, Lima's process of modernization and mimesis with Paris and other European cities, end up offering various events and circumstances that require the «ladies of the world» to neglect or deny their maternal duties.

Instituciones: Universidad Continental